AR Accountant

Des Moines Airport Authority • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

Under the general direction of the Accounting Manager, the AR Accountant performs technical accounting work associated with constructed fixed assets and related financing. Supporting Finance and Engineering, the role handles work involving general ledger accounting, accounts payable, fixed asset accounting, accounts receivable, and general recordkeeping.

The position also supports airport financial and administrative operations, including invoice and payment processing, payroll timekeeping review, reconciliations, financial record maintenance, and customer and departmental assistance. The role requires a successful post-employment physical and drug test, as well as a successful background investigation to obtain unescorted airport identification/access privileges.

Requirements

• Successful post-employment physical and drug test.
• Successful background investigation to obtain unescorted airport identification/access privileges.
• Sufficient speech and hearing clarity or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to communicate effectively.
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, to observe and monitor financial information in electronic and hard-copy form.
• Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, to operate a personal computer and related office equipment.
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to access the general office environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounts receivable customer files for accuracy and compliance with departmental policies and applicable state and federal guidelines.
• Audit, compute, and record financial transactions related to contractual or operational agreements and intergovernmental operations.
• Train Airport personnel in financial processing and/or timekeeping and payroll procedures.
• Recommend improvements to accounting procedures and related financial systems to the Accounting Manager.
• Research historical accounting data.
• Explain transactions to operating departments and outside parties.
• Process and prepare Airport invoices and requests for payment.
• Process and review payroll timekeeping records to ensure compliance with FLSA, applicable union contracts, and internal policies.
• Interpret and apply departmental or office rules, policies, and regulations in accordance with prescribed procedures and guidelines.
• Provide information to customers, vendors, and Airport staff by phone, email, and in person.
• Provide work-task information and training to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
• Provide limited support at the office reception desk and/or Airport Board meetings to cover Board Clerk absences.
• Process various reconciliations.
• Electronically scan, sort, and file financial records.
• Keep the Accounting Manager informed about work progress, current and potential problems, and suggestions for addressing them.
• Attend meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions, and review publications and audiovisual materials to stay current in assigned work areas.
• Communicate and coordinate with appropriate others to support effective and efficient interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Perform other directly related duties consistent with the role and function of the classification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed